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V,[.eife'i's Patent No. 62,453, dated February 26, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN: i

Be it known that I, LEONHARDT U-ILTIXG, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in 'Hasps for Trunk Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descriptionv of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My improved haspconsists of an upper portion to be secured-to the front of the lid of a trunk, and o. lower portion havingl a staple for entering the lock und receiving the bolt, the two portions being hinged together, substantially as'described hereafter, so that the use oi' the ordinaryhinging pin maybe dispensed with and the construction of the hasp generally simplified.l I v In order to en'iihle others skilled in the art to Vmake and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation. 0n reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specifi cation Figure 1 is a back view of ni'y improved hasp for trunk locks.

Figure 2, a vertical section on the line L2, iig. 1.

Figurei, a back view of the lower portiorr oi the hasp.

Figure 4, the saine of the upper portion. l

Figure 5, a vertical section on the line 3-4, fig. l; and

Figure 6, a view illustrating the manner of tting the two portions of the hasp together.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the upper and B the lower portion o't' the lia-sp, the former having holes a for the admission ot' nails or screws, lby means of which it isseouredto the lid of the trunk, and the latter having a staple-like projec tion, e, which. passes into an opening in the lock and receives the bolt. In the upper portion A of the :hasp is an opening, c?, and at each end of the lutter is a bearing or socket, e, the two bearings being adapted to journals or trunnions f, on the lower portion B of the hosp. This lower portion is passed through the upper portion in Y the manner seen in fig. 5, the jourholsf fitting into the bearings e e, after which the edges a: of the bearings are bent over the journals, as seen in fig. 5, thereby hinging the two portions of thc hasp together. A spring, m, hearing aga-inst the upper portion A, is riveted to the lower portion B, and tends to maintain the latter in the position shown in tig. 2. ,r r

In the construction of hasps for trunks it has been usual heretofore to connect the two portions together by means of a pin,'in the manner ofan ordinary hinge.

As the drilling of holes and the fitting and riveting of a pin are dispensed within my improvement, it will be evident that the latter possesses the advantages of economy and simplicity. It will be seen that thehinging of the two portions is effect-ed on a line midway or thereabouts between the upper and lower edges of the upper portion A, and in aline coinciding with the centres of the holes a.

It has hitherto been usual to hinge the lower to the upper portion near the under edge of the latter, so that the pressure against the lower portion is exerted against the upper portion, lthrough a leverage, tending to wrench the said upper portion from its fastenings-an objectionable feature, obviated in my improvement.

I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent A trunk hasp, composed of the two portions A and B, hinged together, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEONHARD'I UITTING.

Witnesses:

CnAnLss E. FOSTER, JUIN WHITE. 

